Asking women to look at feminist artwork and tell me if empowering or triggering?
Because I am curious to see if one woman's creative voice can be another woman's offense. I have personally came across very powerfully empowering pieces that have moved e and others that have triggered me. And as an artist I want to produce art that is healing to no matter who experiences it. I have also reproduced pieces that were pretty much just my self-hatred spewed onto a canvas unaware of its influences. So I’ve become curious if one’s voice of freedom is universal or could it trigger a woman’s PTSD.
Anything that reminds you of what happened right before or during a trauma is a potential trigger. They’re usually tied to your senses. You may see, feel, smell, touch, or taste something that brings on your symptoms. While triggers themselves are usually harmless, they cause your body to react as if you’re in danger. Including graphic images of violence or the threat thereof even the images of children playing freely can be emotionally disturbing to an adult survivor who has never had that experience feeling deprived of her childhood which in turns just reminds her of their experience.
I am choosing works from random feminists that I myself could not look at it due to it’s emotional triggering effects that regress me to my past. An estimated one out of every nine women develops PTSD. I will interview several women I know who suffer from PTSD for this zine I debated on whether or not to warn them of the images first or just let it have a natural reaction without suggestion. Being that these ladies trust me and this is probably not the first time I pushed them out of their comfort zones as their life coach. I coach adult survivors of childhood sexual traumas. Teaching them how I have applied life skills and practices into to my own day to day life. To thrive to reach success I may not feel they even deserve due to PTSD. I simply will show them the images of feminist artwork for my school project and ask them if it’s empowering or degrading?
Update most have agreed out of their trust in me. But out of interest and curiosity for themselves to measure their growth.
Morning love. So I have a HW assignment. I'm doing an article that asks women specifically adult survivors (my tribe) . If a piece of artwork is empowering or triggering? Would you like to participate? No names of course just your immediate reaction and response to the images.
I suggest take a moment or go ahead and do it as you go on with your day to day which ever is most comfortable. Some images are graphic in sexual violence or the intent thereof. This is not due til a week from today.
I suggest take a moment or go ahead and do it as you go on with your day to day which ever is most comfortable. Some images are graphic in sexual violence or the intent thereof. This is not due til a week from today.
Great. So u know u can keep talking to me in depth about anything I'll try my best to keep you grounded in our love and trust. Just let me know whenever you're ready. I will send them via email all at once.
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